Rogers Statement: Potentially tweaking plans for more Data

slicecom

At this point I'm positive Rogers will at least adjust their data plans as they're SO MUCH worse than anything else in North America now that all of their competition has announced unlimited data for $30. Whether they go unlimited is yet to be seen, but I'm hoping they come to their senses and offer unlimited like everyone else.

adagio

They WILL listen IF they hear the sounds of silence in their stores. No other way will work.

Those who think they can rush out on July 11th and expect a decrease in the future are delusional. Explain to me what incentive would there be to increase the value of the plans when there are thousands panting to get themselves hooked on a 3 year contract with the current rates? Teddy will be laughing himself silly and rubbing his hands in glee with all the idiots lined up to fill HIS wallet.

Do yourself, and everyone of us who wants an iPhone as well, a favour. Stay home on the 11th.

uPhone

Yeah. It's just so much bad press that they have to change something. I don't know why they don't just GIVE US UNLIMITED. We'd all be happy, and this would all go away for them. It seems so simple yet they're just not doing it (yet, anyway). I honestly think they could get away with not even adjusting pricing or minutes or anything as long as they add unlimited data.

If you'll notice they've added 2 additional paragraphs on their iPhone site:

Rogers Communications - Wireless, Digital Cable TV, Hi-Speed Internet, Home Phone

twolf3232

Thanks for the kind words...

I disagree. It's just the nature of the market and technology that prices will come down. (in microprocessors it's known as Moore's Law). Sure it might take 6 months, it might take 8 months, it might take 12 months, but you will get more for less. There is competition to drive this - maybe not in the GSM-space or the iPhone-space, but the mobility market is competitive enough that if the other two are offering reasonably priced unlimited data, so will Rogers/Fido And that's why they all have retention departments. You can bet that the deals they offer for retention will soon find their way into the general marketplace.

The best the "protest" can hope for is to accelerate the process, not start it.

uPhone

By the way, here is a message from Elizabeth Hamilton on Rogers' research:

slicecom

There's a fatal flaw in this whole average webpage business: Most web pages suck.

Most web pages are home made pieces of crap made by people who know nothing about web design, and NOBODY GOES TO THEM! Most webpages that are VISITED on a regular basis by the general population are much larger in size than the average webpage. Therefore basing calculations on the average webpage is completely useless. Of course, if we had unlimited data like most of the rest of the world, we wouldn't even be discussing such trivial points.

Garry

Here is the followup to the article Ms. Hamilton mentioned..

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The Shadow

What if it's a network thing? 3G or no 3G...the Bell network (CDMA) is still the fastest data network in the country and perhaps the less travelled (less customers) as opposed to Rogers.

Rogers keeps talking about how their network is the shyte, how it's the best thing since sliced bread. What if they gotta make you potential iPhoners pay shyteloads for your data cause they gotta fund more infrastructure. What would happen if all the millions of iPhone clients were to access their unlimited data on the network simultaneously.

Number of clients is a critical piece of the puzzle in any network. Rogers must know that they can't take everyone on the unlimited data train, so it's being given to those who can afford it.

AT&T...they got the infrastructure to take on millions; they got a cell tower in every neighborhood. Rogers...don't think they're that well spread.

I was discussing this with one of my clients who deals in Iridium satellite phones...he seems to think that Rogers may not have the hardware to back up the great iPhone invasion.

It seems to be a sound theory to me. At least the Rogers plans are more affordable than Iridium.

boxcarracer

Is anyone else disgusted that the flagship 'we're not happy' website (ruinediphone)has turned into a business venture. this website was the only reason we were getting media attention about this...and now they even sold out....their no better than rogers

Flipstar

well on top of that, her original source was from October 2006. Good research.